— 282 — 



rippenfaltig, oben mit einem stärkeren Spiralkiel, unten fein gereift; Farbe einfarbig 

 gelbbraun. 



Aufenthalt unbekannt, Abbildung und Beschreibung nach Eeeve. — Tijon 

 vereinigt die Art mit Engina contracta Reeve, was mir sehr unwahrscheinlich 

 vorkommt. 



348. Columbella (Engina) farinosa Gould. 

 Taf. 37. Fig. 4. 



Testa oIoDgato-ovata, solida, lutescsns, unicolor vel indistincte saturatius fasciata, 

 longitudinaliter costata, costis distantibus, elevatis, super anfractus subcontinuis, spiraliter 

 lirati, liris granulosia. Anfractus 7 convexi, sutura undulata discreti, ultimus basi atte- 

 nuatus. Apertura parva, subirregularis, lutescenti-alba; labrum intus denticulatum ; colu- 

 mella supra callo dentiformi munita. 

 Long. 15 mm. 



Buccinum (Pollia) farinosum Gould Otia p. 68. — Moll. Wilkes Expl. 



Expedit, p. 255 fig. 323. 

 Engina farinosa Tryon Manual p. 192 t. 62 fig. 40. 

 Triton elegans Thomson*) Ann. Mag. N. H. XV. p. 817 t. 19 fig. 1. — 



Cfr. Jeffreys Brit. Conch. IV p. 305. 

 Hindsia angicostata Pease**) Pr. Zool. Soc. 1860 p. 142. — Amer. Journ. 



of Conch. IV 18ü8 p. 109. 

 ? — farinosa Martens Donum Bismarck. p. 5 t. 1 fig. 7. 



G-ehäuse langeiförmig, festschalig, gelblich, einfarbig oder undeutlich dunkler 

 gebändert, längsgerippt, die Eippen^ hoch und weitläufig, über die verschiedenen 



*) Shell tnrreted, somewhat ventricose; about eight volutions, nnmerous prominent ribs crosäed by 

 flne raised spiral Striae; long. 7'", lat, 3'/i"'. Eibs on each volution at regulär distances from each other, 

 except on the body wborl, where within y lines of the outer lip tbey cease and snbstituted for them one 

 large varix eqaidistant between tbe lip and last rib. Number of ribs in body whorl 12, bot this number 

 may rather be individnal than specific; ribs not continuons from whorl to whorl; aportnre oval; canal 

 oblique, widening gradually; onter lip with sligthly grooyed Striae within; pillar lip smooth, except at 

 top, where two ridges appear. Colour greenish white with two double spiral lines of yellow, one series 

 about the top of the aperture, tbe other rather below it. — Pound alive at Portmarnoclj; on the Dublin 

 Coast by Dr. Farras. 



**) Shell ovate spire blunt; whorls rounded, longitudinally ribbed and transversely nodosely ridged, 

 interstices finely striated ; aperture oval; outer lip thickened extern ally; columellar lip arched, slightly callous, 

 winkled Striae on npper part; canal slightly produced and recurved. Colour light brown, longitndinal ribs 

 darker, white band in body whorl. 



